Posts by Ciara Maguire
Food Stories & Community Learning
Govanhill Food Stories Community Market Food Stories & Community Learning It started out as a cloudy Saturday morning, but by the time we arrived at Govanhill Food Stories Community Market last weekend, the clouds had cleared and crowds had gathered to enjoy the sun. The theme of the market was ‘Food Stories’, celebrating Govanhill’s multicultural…
Read MoreReflections and Looking Forward
2021 was another eventful year for us at Outside the Box, with lots of highs and a few challenges too. We met as a team in December to reflect on the year and what we’d learned. Reflections The changing restrictions offered some more freedom but also a lot of uncertainty- it was great to get…
Read MoreIntroducing Rahmah, our new intern!
My name is Rahmah Aslan and recently I have joined Outside the Box as an intern. My internship is part of the Minority Ethnic Emerging Leaders Programme. This programme is a professional and personal development opportunity for ethnic minority backgrounds across Scotland and is hosted by the John Smith Centre. Its aims for the participants are…
Read MoreThe Power in our Communities: Catalyst for Change events
The Power in our Communities: Catalyst for Change, Tuesday 15 June 2pm – 3.45 pm or Thursday 17 June 10.30 am – 12.15 pm We are hosting two events for people living in communities and people working in community based organisations. The purpose of the sessions is to build upon the work of communities during…
Read MoreLGBTQ inclusive workplaces – and how to shape them
LGBTQ inclusive Workplaces We do lots of work supporting community groups and organisations to work in different, inclusive ways. In this blog Ciara and Leon reflect on the Mum Friendly Workplaces and Queer Families projects, and what workplaces can do. We hope you find these ideas helpful! The importance of LGBTQ friendly workplaces ‘There are…
Read MoreNew funding for LGBTQ Perinatal Mental Health Support
We are thrilled to share that Foundation Scotland have awarded us funding for a new project supporting perinatal mental health for LGBTQ parents. The funding will enable us to run peer support groups and workshops for LGBTQ families to improve wellbeing and make connections. We’re also looking forward to working with different groups and organisations…
Read MoreTrans Day of Visibility: including trans families
Trans Day of Visibility What visibility means for community inclusion This Trans Day of Visibility we’re reflecting on what visibility means practically for communities and organisations. And how visibility connects to wider community inclusion – access, rights and our feelings of belonging. Listening to different LGBTQ+ families makes the practical effects of visibility very clear.…
Read MoreHuman Rights Training with Neighbourhood Networks members
Last month we were lucky enough to work with Neighbourhood Networks members to produce a human rights charter based on the key rights members highlighted. We had some really interesting discussions about human rights, accessibility and mental health- all of these issues made more prevalent due to lockdown. Many of the members shared their tips…
Read MoreSocial Care in Rural Areas: What can we learn?
Recently we were joined by Senscot and Inspiralba to host an event about experiences of social care in rural areas, especially in response to the COVID 19 pandemic. We talked about what’s working well in rural areas for people around social care, what’s not working so well and what would help make it work better…
Read MoreHow Storytelling can help us share the work we do
In February, we were lucky to coordinate two storytelling workshops with the lovely people at the Village Storytelling Centre. The workshops were part of a wider project called Community Solutions that is working towards increasing the learning and options around community solutions to social care in Scotland. Staff and volunteers from organisations across Scotland came…
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